Description
In Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the premier collection of noted sayings, Mark Twain is the only American with more citations under his name than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR was the greatest raconteur to occupy the White House between the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. A superb mimic with a professional comic's sense of timing, he had an ear for a ringing phrase and could laugh at himself, relishing the opportunity to tell stories at his own expense.
The anecdotes, sayings, and witticisms collected in this hugely entertaining and edifying volume are a testament to the high humor and insouciant, infectious personality of one of our greatest presidents.
Author: James C. Humes
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 03/11/2008
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 6.30h x 5.44w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9780061231483
ISBN10: 0061231487
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State
- History | United States | 21st Century